Quotes about Impact
Years ago, I used to tell new leaders I hired that every person in our organization walked around with two buckets. One bucket contained water, and the other gasoline. As leaders, they would continually come across small fires, and they could pour water or gasoline on a fire. It was their choice.
— John Maxwell
Edwin Markham wrote, There is a destiny that makes us brothers: None goes his way alone: All that we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own.17
— John Maxwell
Making a difference isn't a matter of if; it's a matter of how and when.
— John Maxwell
Real leaders have something to give, and they give it freely. Anthony DeMello saw a starving child shivering in the cold. Angrily he lifted his eyes to heaven and said, "God, how could you allow such suffering? Why don't you do something?" There was a long silence and then DeMello was startled when he heard the voice of God answer him, "I certainly have done something—I made you.
— John Maxwell
Anytime you are in front of other people to communicate— whether it's on a stage, in a boardroom, on a ball field, or across a coffee table—the visual impression you make will either help or hinder you.
— John Maxwell
A leader with confidence is a leader who brings out positive changes in people.
— John Maxwell
People need your influence, but it will not come through 'lip syncing' those you admire.
— John Maxwell
The more you do to go beyond words, the greater the chance you will connect with people.
— John Maxwell
Am I adding value to people?
— John Maxwell
It's not what you do that matters as much as what God does through you.
— John Maxwell
When you give of yourself, it benefits you, the organization, and the receiver.
— John Maxwell
If you don't have influence, you will never be able to lead others.
— John Maxwell